Gas-fixture.



PATENTBD FEB. 2a, 1005.

P. BILLINGHAM, DECD.

L.1=. BILLINGHAM an E. F. GEMERT, ExnoUToRs.

GAS FIXTURE.

APPLIOATxoN HLED JULY 23, 1902. RENEWED DBO. 10. 1004.

INVENTUR WITNESSES ATTORNEY Patented February 2F), 1905.

UNiTED Frailes lllairnn'lr FRANCIS Bl'LLlNGlilAit/l, OF BROOKLYN, NFWYORK; LOll'lll l). Alill LLlNt-lliAi/l AND EMIL F. GlNNlGltl .EKEOUTORSOF clztlll Vllltitll(llt' lilLLlNlllfiAbl', DEOEASFD; SAID EKlCOU'lORS.fiitiltlltflll'l TO LO'll'lllll l. l'llLLlNt-lHAM,

OF BROOKLYN, NEWr `)[Oltlg.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere Patent No. 783,772, dated February28, .1905. Application filed July Z3, 1902. Renewed December 19, lQU/l.lSerial No. 237,470.

To rr/ZZ 'I1/'kont t n1/(ty concer/t:

Be it known that l, FnANeIs llitipindniun, a c1t1zen ot the UnitedStates, residing at 26T South Second street, borough ol lirooklyn, 5city oi" New York, county oiAl Kings, State oil New York, have inventeda new and useful .improvement in Gas-lllixtures, ol3 which the followingis a speciiication.

My invention relates to gns-lixtures and 1'0 illuminating' appliancesfor gas, the objects being' to produce a complete lixtu re lor thepurpose of hghtlng the halls and staircases olE theaters, schools,railremi-stations, and other public places in such a manner that no connlnunication can be had with the flame l'or the purpose et' lightingmatches, paper, cigars, l,

and the like, and to provide a protection against dralts, so as toinsure a steady l'laine. These l accomplish by the use of the assemloledparts hereinafter described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which Vforni part of this specification, whereiniw Figure l isa side elevation o'l my complete ,invention the globe-holder and guardbeing' broken away in part. Fig. 2 is a plan view, the globe not shownand the wire guard shown partly broken away.' Fig. 3 is an inverted planView ot' a gas-cock. Fig.' a is an inverted plan view of theglobe-holder, the slide being open; and Fig. is a similar View, theslide being' closed.

' rlhe globe l is fastened in a globe-lullder Z by the usual screws. Awire guard 3, also resting in the holder under the screws, (see Fig. 1,)incloses the globe l and canopy 1, which lits over or onto the upperopening ol the globe.

The wire guard is divided about g halt-way, the two parts being' hingedor otherwise secured together. A lock 5 may be used 40 to keep the guardclosed. The canopy 4l: 1s

securely fastened in the upper halt ol the guard, so that when thelatter is raised, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l, the 'anopy leavesits position on the globe.

A. perforated disk 6 is placed in the globcholder under the guard andglobe. "lhis disk is provided with an opening which permits l l l thepassage oi a l'laine Vlior lighting' the gas. An oscillating slide H,also provided with a hole El, is mounted on the perforated disk withinthe globe, the holes 7 and S) lniing in line with each other. The slider3 is lastened to the shank olE a [lat button 10, which shank passesthrough the guard (3, the head ol the button extending down below it.'lhe head provided with two holes 1.1 at dianietrically opposite sidesol the center near the edge. A bent wire 'l2 is soldered to the slide t,which acts as a stop to liinit the movement tlun'eol".

rl `l1eglobe-holder is lustened on a gas-In'acket Y13 in the usual wayby nleans ol' a gas-ln1rner la. which is screwed down on a niale nipple.The gas-brzuzluit has a gate or cock as usual, except that there is nothumb-piece on the plug. instead thereol the plug l5 has a disk hating asharp edge. On the lace ol'I the disk are two holes 1,6 atdialnetrically opposite sides ol the center, the distance between thesetwo holes being exactly the saine as the holes 1l in the button whichcontrols the slide.

lo operate the gas-cock, a. separate thun1bpiece 17, having two pins 18,which enter the holes olf either the slide 8 or the plug' 15, is used.

'.lhe operation is as lollows: life will pre' suine the gas-braclnit tobe connected with a gas-supply pipe and the globe, Sac., in posi tion.'llo light the gas, use tlnnnb-piece li, open the slide il so that thehole in it will be in line with the hole in the disk (i, as shown inFig. Ali, remove thunlbspiece and insert it in the plug Ai5 oiE vthegas-cock and turn on the gas, pass a lighted nlateb or taper up throughthe hole in guard and gas will'light, close olli' theV opening T bymoving the slide to position shown in Figs. 2` and 5, and relnove thethuln'lrpiece. To clean globe or remove the saine, unlock the Fastening,raise upper hall oli guard, baekont the globe-holder screws, and theglobe can be removed and replaced.

Ylt isflonnd in theaters, schools, and railroad -stations that nienabout to enter the streets lroni any o I these places stop to lightcigars, cigarettes, and pipes at the illuminating gas-jets, using papersand other means to get a light from within the globe, where used toprotect the flame from wind` Sac. Much danger by the careless use oflight so obtain ed is caused to wearing-apparel and property and byinclosing the flame in the manner described and by the means I employ toaccomplish this end these risks are avoided.

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 0I' theUnited States, is-

l. In an appliance for illuminating' by gas, a bracket provided with aplug having two holes for the insertion of a separate thumbpiece wherebythe gas-supply is controlled, a globe-holder, a perforated disk in saidglobeliolder, provided with an oscillating slide adapted to bemanipulated by said separate thumb-piece, a glass globe supported bysaid globe-holder, a separable wire-guard protector surrounding saidglobe, and a gas-burner within said globe, all arranged substantially asand 'for the purpose described.

2. In an appliance for illuminating by gas, a bracket provided with aplug having two holes for the insertion of a separate thumbpiece wherebythe gas-supply is controlled, a globe-holder, a perforated disk in saidglobeholder, provided with an oscillating slide FRANCIS BILLlNGHAM.

llfitnesses: i

ELIAS VHITNEY, WILLIAM R. MONAHAN.

